So… are you saying we are not getting DOGE refund checks?
/s (edited to make everyone knows this is sarcasm)
AnamCeili on
Donald Trump and Elon Musk *need* to be prosecute for crimes against humanity. They are responsible for those deaths.
Ancient_Popcorn on
That’s the direct human cost. They don’t even really go into the direct financial cost, let alone the indirect financial cost of DOGE. DOGE was a massive waste of taxpayer money, resulting in more money spent than if things had been left alone.
The whole point of DOGE was for Musk to kill agencies investigating his companies. It wasn’t about saving money.
The_Glum_Reaper on
Hands red with blood, the DOGE bureaucrats move on.
Justice, …..delayed, denied.
*All it takes for evil to triumph, is for good people to do nothing.*
– Edmund Burke, others
ell0bo on
and Elon having gotten rid of any government overview on him
>300,000 fired federal workers, 600,000 USAID deaths…
I hope this is never white-washed in all future discussions around Musk, his companies, and his legacy.
literallytwisted on
Weird how all these things keep coincidentally causing damage to the US, Almost like the Trump administration is working for some enemy of ours? Ah well it must just be a huge coincidence.
Van-garde on
So the person in charge of that fiasco is being held responsible? They at least deserve a $1,000,000,000,000 stock payment plan as punishment, right?
Ohuigin on
All while the guy who orchestrated the whole fucking crimes again humanity disaster got a $1 trillion pay package approved for himself.
Just straight up cartoon villain levels of evil.
sys_admin321 on
and don’t forget how DODGE somehow found very little waste with the Department of Defense who is famous for million dollar toilet seats and cup holders. We spend at absolutely insane amount of our military and the budget for it could have been cut in half to save hundreds of billions.
Certain-Anxiety-6786 on
Musk is responsible for one of the largest humanitarian disasters outside of war
SirIll1219 on
I read a comment on the Conservative sub celebrating this, insisting Musk found enormous waste and fraud.
Ornery-Ticket834 on
That’s just for starters. They should all be proud of the chaos and destruction Musk paid 300 million to reap.
darkstar107 on
Ya, but how much money did it save?
/s
NotJacobMurphy on
And all the federal cases against Elon musk disappeared
Johnqpublic25 on
They left out, stealing our data, spending billions while saving nothing, shutting down all the investigations into Musk’s businesses
AmbitiousDrama9439 on
Read somewhere that they estimated 22,000 abortions were prevented in the year after Dobbs. GOP policies resulted in at least 578,000 more deaths in 10 months than abortions they prevented in a year. Maybe the Democrats should take on the pro-life mantle
ToNoMoCo on
Magas love the loss, the death and the suffering they caused other people. The cruelty is the point.
JuliusErrrrrring on
And all while we have had more debt occur than under any other President.
No-Commercial-3121 on
Curtis Yarvin is going to give Elon a big bonus.
diestache on
and left backdoors in every system they could get their hands on so anyone could access them
kevendo on
But some trans girl from Idaho High School didn’t get to compete in the 100 meter dash, right?!
I mean, we won that argument, correct?!
Kgaset on
It did what they wanted it to do. It was never going to be a permanent thing. They wanted to do maximum damage and Elon wanted to strip out regulators. We have to somehow win the next several elections and build up laws with better safeguards for our various federal agencies. That’s a tall order and they knew it, which is why they did what they did. Effectively makes the damage permanent even if DOGE no longer exists to target our ire at.
waffle299 on
For decades, the right has been believing that the government does nothing useful. They share memes, tell pithy anecdotes, and pass around Heritage Foundation talking points. Until they convince themselves this is true.
Then they implement it. And are shocked to discover that every time someone said, “there outta be a law”, that it was their job to make it so.
Then they fall out of power and watch as other people rebuild things. Until, one day, new talking points arrive.
fr0z3nf1r3 on
Carnage.
Only billionaires benefitted from this whole thing.
homebrew_1 on
Sadly this is what trump voters voted for. Also to blame are people that could have voted but didn’t vote because they didn’t like Harris enough.
SevenSeasSailor1 on
The usaid_deaths are more than slightly underrated.
Also in Belgium a stock of a few millions worth of condoms and anti conception medication was destroyed . The rent for the stocking place cancelled and the request of the Belgian government to take over stock or permission to distribute in the African countries were where they were ment to be distributed to reduce the spreading of sexually transferable diseases and/ or reduce over population was denied .
So US citizens payed for the destruction as wel as thee acquisition . Thank you DOGE.
czj420 on
What, a Russian operative and south African billionaire don’t care about America?
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So… are you saying we are not getting DOGE refund checks?
/s (edited to make everyone knows this is sarcasm)
Donald Trump and Elon Musk *need* to be prosecute for crimes against humanity. They are responsible for those deaths.
That’s the direct human cost. They don’t even really go into the direct financial cost, let alone the indirect financial cost of DOGE. DOGE was a massive waste of taxpayer money, resulting in more money spent than if things had been left alone.
The whole point of DOGE was for Musk to kill agencies investigating his companies. It wasn’t about saving money.
Hands red with blood, the DOGE bureaucrats move on.
Justice, …..delayed, denied.
*All it takes for evil to triumph, is for good people to do nothing.*
– Edmund Burke, others
and Elon having gotten rid of any government overview on him
The Lancet published a study that [predicts up to 14 million deaths](https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)01186-9/fulltext) due to USAID cuts. That is well worth 0.5% of the federal budget.
>300,000 fired federal workers, 600,000 USAID deaths…
I hope this is never white-washed in all future discussions around Musk, his companies, and his legacy.
Weird how all these things keep coincidentally causing damage to the US, Almost like the Trump administration is working for some enemy of ours? Ah well it must just be a huge coincidence.
So the person in charge of that fiasco is being held responsible? They at least deserve a $1,000,000,000,000 stock payment plan as punishment, right?
All while the guy who orchestrated the whole fucking crimes again humanity disaster got a $1 trillion pay package approved for himself.
Just straight up cartoon villain levels of evil.
and don’t forget how DODGE somehow found very little waste with the Department of Defense who is famous for million dollar toilet seats and cup holders. We spend at absolutely insane amount of our military and the budget for it could have been cut in half to save hundreds of billions.
Musk is responsible for one of the largest humanitarian disasters outside of war
I read a comment on the Conservative sub celebrating this, insisting Musk found enormous waste and fraud.
That’s just for starters. They should all be proud of the chaos and destruction Musk paid 300 million to reap.
Ya, but how much money did it save?
/s
And all the federal cases against Elon musk disappeared
They left out, stealing our data, spending billions while saving nothing, shutting down all the investigations into Musk’s businesses
Read somewhere that they estimated 22,000 abortions were prevented in the year after Dobbs. GOP policies resulted in at least 578,000 more deaths in 10 months than abortions they prevented in a year. Maybe the Democrats should take on the pro-life mantle
Magas love the loss, the death and the suffering they caused other people. The cruelty is the point.
And all while we have had more debt occur than under any other President.
Curtis Yarvin is going to give Elon a big bonus.
and left backdoors in every system they could get their hands on so anyone could access them
But some trans girl from Idaho High School didn’t get to compete in the 100 meter dash, right?!
I mean, we won that argument, correct?!
It did what they wanted it to do. It was never going to be a permanent thing. They wanted to do maximum damage and Elon wanted to strip out regulators. We have to somehow win the next several elections and build up laws with better safeguards for our various federal agencies. That’s a tall order and they knew it, which is why they did what they did. Effectively makes the damage permanent even if DOGE no longer exists to target our ire at.
For decades, the right has been believing that the government does nothing useful. They share memes, tell pithy anecdotes, and pass around Heritage Foundation talking points. Until they convince themselves this is true.
Then they implement it. And are shocked to discover that every time someone said, “there outta be a law”, that it was their job to make it so.
Then they fall out of power and watch as other people rebuild things. Until, one day, new talking points arrive.
Carnage.
Only billionaires benefitted from this whole thing.
Sadly this is what trump voters voted for. Also to blame are people that could have voted but didn’t vote because they didn’t like Harris enough.
The usaid_deaths are more than slightly underrated.
Also in Belgium a stock of a few millions worth of condoms and anti conception medication was destroyed . The rent for the stocking place cancelled and the request of the Belgian government to take over stock or permission to distribute in the African countries were where they were ment to be distributed to reduce the spreading of sexually transferable diseases and/ or reduce over population was denied .
So US citizens payed for the destruction as wel as thee acquisition . Thank you DOGE.
What, a Russian operative and south African billionaire don’t care about America?